eight of the republican governors elected or re-elected that night had ties to the group. >> guess what? i'm going to be governor of ohio! >>> there's going to be a lot of news, and a lot of observers, that say that we made history. [ cheering ] >>> a clean sweep for republicans! >>> and a star was born that election night -- wisconsin's new governor, a son of alec named scott walker. >>> wisconsin is open for business! >>> i've known scott walker, the governor of wisconsin for the better part of 20 years and scott is a classic career politician, and i don't say that in a negative way. >>> journalist and wisconsinite john nichols has tracked scott walker's career since the 90s, when walker was a state legislator and an alec member. >> and in 2010 he ran not presenting himself as an alec alumni or as an ally of big corporations or big business people outside the state. he ran a very down-home campaign. >> this is my lunch. i pack a brown bag each day so i can save some money to spend on the more important things in life like sending my kids to college. >> nichols says that despite the fo